If the defendant shall not bring into court the amount due, with costs, or if, for any other cause, a judgment or decree shall be entered for the plaintiff, the court may appoint a referee to ascertain and report the situation of the mortgaged premises, or may determine the same on oral or other testimony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-47-9
Examination of premises on judgment for plaintiff
Source: CCivP 1877, § 628; CL 1887, § 5442; RCCivP 1903, § 668; RC 1919, § 2908; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.2909.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.